Inventor · Wichita, KS, US

Robert E. Atkinson

32Patents
25h-index
25Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 1963 → May 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6402750B1 Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders Human Necessities 869 Expired
US6835205B2 Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders Human Necessities 589 Expired
US6689125B1 Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders Human Necessities 422 Expired
US6579291B1 Devices and methods for the treatment of spinal disorders Human Necessities 400 Expired
US6805695B2 Devices and methods for annular repair of intervertebral discs Human Necessities 382 Expired
US5667490A Ablation device drive assembly including catheter connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 201 Expired
US5484409A Intravascular catheter and method for use thereof Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5938670A Ablation devices and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US6080171A Ablation devices and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 160 Expired
US5916227A Ablation devices and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 149 Expired
US5538504A Intra-extravascular drug delivery catheter and method Human Necessities 133 Expired
US9095424B2 Modular intraocular lens designs and methods Human Necessities 98 Active
US9125736B2 Modular intraocular lens designs and methods Human Necessities 95 Active
US9289287B2 Modular intraocular lens designs and methods Human Necessities 91 Active
US9387069B2 Modular intraocular lens designs and methods Human Necessities 86 Active
US5415639A Sheath and method for intravascular treatment Human Necessities 80 Expired
US7797053B2 Lead stabilization devices and methods Human Necessities 77 Active
US9681946B2 Modular intraocular lens designs and methods Human Necessities 73 Active
US5956251A Statistical tolerancing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5299580A Guidewire with safety ribbon with substantially axially symmetric flexibility Human Necessities 54 Expired
US7753941B2 Devices and methods for annular repair of intervertebral discs Human Necessities 51 Active
US5256145A Dilatation catheter strain relief assembly Human Necessities 35 Expired
US7610919B2 Intraoral aversion devices and methods Human Necessities 33 Expired
US7905923B2 Devices and methods for annular repair of intervertebral discs Human Necessities 29 Active
US9877825B2 Modular intraocular lens designs and methods Human Necessities 26 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.